Tag: depression
group name: lauri
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November 30, 2007 02:59 PM EST --
I never realized how much one's diet can affect one's moods. As a bipolar person, I think this information will be very helpful.
Eating turkey, pumpkin seeds, dairy products, beans, meat & . . . more
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July 13, 2006 02:27 PM EDT --
"So, I'll call you tomorrow after I am coherent," she says.
"Are you ever coherent?" I retort.
"Not most of ever..." She was already losing coherence, due . . . more
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February 25, 2008 07:31 PM EST --
Kay, since I've been away from the computer sooo much, I've taken up reading again. And have been reading up on Bipolar Disorder, which I was diagnosed with in 1990.
Recently I read "100 . . . more
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July 17, 2007 12:15 AM EDT --
There is a particular kind of pain, elation, loneliness, and terror involved in this kind of madness.
When you're high it's tremendous.
The ideas and feelings are fast and frequent . . . more
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July 07, 2007 04:37 PM EDT --
It has been a long time since I have posted here. There are things I need to get off my chest and the way I deal with it is by writing.
My bipolar disorder has gotten much worse over the last year and . . . more
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November 21, 2007 06:11 PM EST --
On the edge is a very interesting place to be. I am not really depressed, in that my mood is actually pretty good. I don't feel hopeless, or necessarily down. I can enjoy some things . . . more
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May 30, 2007 03:58 AM EDT --
I have had a yucky bipolar day.
It's been a real doozy.
Glad I'm back on my meds.
Things should be back to normal soon. (thank god!)
more
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February 24, 2008 02:37 PM EST --
Ok. Here is another poem I found from the late 90's. (It's interesting what I found when I went through my storage room after moving). Anyway, the poem may be a bit dorky, . . . more
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March 12, 2007 03:15 PM EDT --
Wrap me in the familiar
Speak to me in the past tense
Don’t stoke the dying embers
Let me shiver in the bitter chill
No need to cushion the walls
Lock me in dogmatic confinement . . . more
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October 27, 2006 02:50 AM EDT --
Warning! Some people may not want to read further as the words are graphic in feeling. However, it was good therapy for me to be able to express in words my feelings of being bi-polar. . . . more
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November 06, 2007 07:32 PM EST --
It comes upon you slowly, like melting snow down the mountain. First it fills your driveway, then your shoes and before you know it you are soaking wet with it. And cold, oh so cold. . . . more
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February 13, 2007 01:56 PM EST --
EXCERPT FROM MY BOOK:
I am bipolar, also known as manic-depressive. I don't wish to use this as a crutch or an excuse for my seemingly despicable behavior, please understand I know that this is the . . . more
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March 08, 2008 04:43 AM EST --
Hello, friends.
I am officially back on my medications for bipolar as of yesterday. I have mentioned to some of you that we couldn't afford most of my medication for bipolar, diabetes, asthma, . . . more
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July 16, 2007 11:36 PM EDT --
The Purple Elephant in the Room: Talking to Someone With Depression
When someone’s suffering from depression, it can be hard to find the right thing to say. Our guide will get you started.
By Deborah . . . more
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February 24, 2008 01:59 PM EST --
Here is a poem I wrote back in the late 90's, right before I found out I was Bipolar. It has no title.
How can you tell me
Not to worry, it'll be alright,
When the world is full . . . more
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October 12, 2007 12:26 AM EDT --
Ponderings
I sit in quiet contemplation
of my propensity toward desolation
and my penchant for imposing
my insanity on others.
I wonder why
I can't sit stoically
while tilting on my foundation
as . . . more
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October 26, 2006 10:58 PM EDT --
Chilled sterile air
Gagging tongue guard
Welcome gas mask
They tell me I'll forget
Static winds blow
Electricity sparks
Jolts my foundation
They told . . . more
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September 29, 2007 08:03 AM EDT --
At 2:30am my eyes sprang wide open. I usually wake this time each night for a trip to the bathroom but have no trouble falling back to sleep. This morning was different. I wrestled around in the sheets . . . more
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October 20, 2007 07:51 PM EDT --
I think I have been in a daze trying to adjust to my new medications. I have been on antidepressants for years, but this is my first time on any type of medication for bipolar disorder. I have . . . more
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May 05, 2007 02:13 PM EDT --
This roof, which keeps me safe, happy and sane, will go away. Sinking slowly but inevitably, it will disappear. I struggle to enjoy every moment in my tenancy. Desperately I hold onto . . . more
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